Element 01×Finance and Legal
Finance & Legal in Commitment
Commitment and Accountability
What Finance & Legal owns here
This is where the company commits to financial integrity and legal conduct — code of conduct, anti-bribery, financial integrity, and the corporate governance commitments that bind the board and the executive.
Example documents, by tier
Policy 2
- Anti-Bribery and Corruption PolicyIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 01 Leadership, commitment and responsibilityNot process safetyNot safety case critical
- Speak Up PolicyTypical exampleCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 04 Workforce involvementNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Standard 1
- Delegation of Authority FrameworkIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 01 Leadership, commitment and responsibilityNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Process, procedure, work instruction 1
- Tax Governance DocumentIn 1 of 3 operator registersCompany-wideAlso in EI PSM · 02 Identification and compliance with legislation and industry standardsNot process safetyNot safety case critical
Why these belong here
"This element is where corporate integrity is declared. Finance and Legal are not back-office functions — they are integrity functions, and the management system needs to say so out loud."
What does not live here
- →The standards that operationalise the commitments — (Policies and Standards)E02 Policies
- →The competence framework for finance and legal staff — (Organisation, Resources and Capability)E03 Organisation
- →The audit of compliance — (Assurance, Review and Improvement)E10 Assurance